(VOVWORLD) - Another PCR test by the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases on a suspected COVID-19 relapse in Hanoi turned out negative on Monday, according to the latest announcement from the Ministry of Health. The suspect had earlier tested positive by the National Hospital for Pediatrics in Hanoi after being given the clear two months ago.

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach have agreed that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as planned next summer, despite the global COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign media reported on the success of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, particularly the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s biggest trade deal with Southeast Asia at its center.

(VOVWORLD) - The recent 37th ASEAN summit and related summits have wrapped up Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2020.

(VOVWORLD) - The Russian Defense Ministry has started setting up an inter-agency humanitarian response center in Stepanakert, the capital of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic, the Russian National Defense Management Center said on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - President Donald Trump on Sunday briefly acknowledged losing the US election in a morning Twitter post but then backtracked, saying he concedes “nothing” and vowing to keep up a court fight that election-law experts say is unlikely to succeed.

(VOVWORLD) - 290 Vietnamese citizens were repatriated from Malaysia on Sunday on a Vietnam Airline flight.

(VOVWORLD) - A Hanoi man has tested positive for the novel coronavirus two months after recovering from COVID-19, VnExpress quoted the city's Center for Disease Control on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Following National Assembly (NA) approval on Monday, HCMC is set to abolish all district and ward legislatures by July next year to streamline its administrative apparatus, VnExpress reported.

(VOVWORLD) - The custom of playing kite flute during the Sao Den Kite Festival has been recognised as National Intangible Cultural Heritage.